Warren vs Nevertire
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Warren: a median of $249,000, against $192,000 in Nevertire, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Warren tends to suit families with children, while Nevertire suits buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Warren has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- Nevertire carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Warren leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)
- Nevertire has cheaper houses ($192,500 vs $249,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nevertire
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $215/wk)
- But Warren has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nevertire
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (510.9 km vs 523.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (398 min vs 406 min)
- But Warren is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warren
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
- But Nevertire carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-8.4% vs -28.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Warren and Nevertire drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Warren has more residents (1,272 vs 135); Warren rents higher ($215/wk vs $165/wk).
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,272 +89% vs other | 135 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.4% | -28.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 |
| Median household income | $65,884/yr | $74,724/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk +23% vs other | $165/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $249,000 | $192,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $21,340 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 160 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Nevertire has more rural and farming land (99% vs 84%).
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 99% |
| Residential | 13% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Warren same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of NSW | Higher than 98% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
Liveability
Warren is more walkable (21 vs 0).
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 24/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Warren carries more crime risk (94 vs 78).
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | High 94/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Warren
- St Mary's Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Warren Central School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Nevertire
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 12 | 16 |
Mobility
Warren sits further from the CBD (523.8 km vs 510.9 km).
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 21/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 523.8 km +2% vs other | 510.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 406 min | 398 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2824 | 0.0% postcode 2826 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 2824 | — |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).
Setting
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 198 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 33% 799 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 492 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $677/yr same for both | |
| Council | Warren same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Warren | Nevertire | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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